11:27 AM ET Associated Press Chile allege that Ecuador’s Byron Castillo is Colombian. no_source A World Cup legal dispute flared on Thursday with Chile challenging Ecuador‘s place at the finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean football federation asked FIFA to investigate its claim that Ecuador player Byron Castillo is actually Colombian and not
Month: May 2022
12:33 PM ET Edinson Cavani has said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s arrival at Manchester United made him consider leaving the club. Cavani’s season has been interrupted by injury and the 35-year-old striker has been limited to 18 appearances for the club in all competitions in a disappointing campaign that will end without a trophy and no Champions
11:28 AM ET Investment group RedBird Capital Partners is in talks with the owners of Italian soccer club AC Milan about a possible deal, emerging as a rival to Bahrain-domiciled fund Investcorp, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. RedBird is an investor in Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool FC
4:58 PM ET Eintracht Frankfurt celebrate Rafael Borre’s early second-leg goal against West Ham. Getty Images Eintracht Frankfurt beat 10-man West Ham United 1-0 in their Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday to reach their first European final in 42 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory. In front of a deafening 48,000 crowd, Rafael Borre
2:13 PM ET Roman Abramovich has dismissed suggestions he is seeking any financial return from selling Chelsea. A spokesman for the Russian oligarch issued a statement through the club’s website on Thursday denying claims that he explored the possibility of seeking repayment on the £1.6 billion ($2bn) loan owed to him by the Blues as
5:13 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Florida quarterback Emory Jones has found a new home. Jones has committed to transfer to Arizona State, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Jones entered the transfer portal earlier this spring after starting 12 games last year at Florida. Jones will be immediately eligible for the Sun Devils, and
4:20 PM ET The Boston Bruins have ruled out defenseman Hampus Lindholm for Friday’s Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, who might be without starting goaltender Antti Raanta. Lindholm was injured during the second period of Wednesday’s Game 2 in a violent collision with Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov.
3:59 PM ET Associated Press Federal auditors investigating Phil Mickelson‘s role in an insider trading scheme found his gambling losses totaled more than $40 million from 2010 to 2014, according to an excerpt from Alan Shipnuck’s forthcoming biography. Shipnuck posted the excerpt on his “Firepit Collective” site Thursday. His unauthorized biography on Mickelson is to
4:39 PM ET Former Oregon offensive lineman Doug Brenner has reached a settlement with the university over a lawsuit related to his hospitalization following controversial workouts in 2017, one of Brenner’s attorneys told ESPN on Thursday. As part of the settlement, Brenner dismissed claims against former Oregon football coach Willie Taggart, now the head coach
4:10 PM ET Veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Van Noy is the latest defensive addition for the Chargers, who have beefed up their defense this offseason, trading for edge rusher Khalil Mack and also signing cornerback